Kissing the Ground You Walked On (Chinese: 海鷗來過的房間) is a 2022 Macanese drama film directed by Hong Heng-fai. It received three nominations at the 59th Golden Horse Awards, including Best New Director for Hong Heng-fai. Hong became the first Macanese director to be nominated for the award.[2] In an interview, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival's Executive Committee head Wen Tien-hsiang described Hong's directorial style as "Ryusuke Hamaguchi meets Tsai Ming-liang".[3][4]
Kissing the Ground You Walked On | |
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Traditional Chinese | 海鷗來過的房間 |
Simplified Chinese | 海鸥来过的房间 |
Literal meaning | "The room where the seagulls came" |
Hanyu Pinyin | Hǎi ōu lái guò de fáng jiān |
Directed by | Hong Heng-fai |
Starring | Wong Pak-hou Lam Sheung |
Production company | Dayday Studio |
Distributed by | Swallow Wings Films (Taiwan) |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
Country | Macau |
Language | Cantonese |
Premise
editA story revolving around two men: a half-retired young novelist and his tenant. There is a day when the novelist gets an opportunity to write a new book. While he is contemplating his new masterpiece, he has an internal struggle as to what his ideal is like. Here comes his tenant, a young man who eventually gives him inspirations not only on his upcoming book, but also on his vision of life, through an intriguing relation intertwining the two men.
Cast
edit- Wong Pak-hou
- Lam Sheung
Awards and nominations
editAwards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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59th Golden Horse Awards | Best New Director | Hong Heng-fai | Nominated | [6] |
Best Cinematography | Charlie Sou | Nominated | ||
Best Sound Effects | Ellison Lau Chi-keong | Nominated | ||
FIPRESCI Prize | Kissing the Ground You Walked On | Nominated | ||
NETPAC Award | Kissing the Ground You Walked On | Nominated | ||
Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award | Kissing the Ground You Walked On | Nominated | ||
47th Hong Kong International Film Festival | Firebird Awards (Chinese-language) | Kissing the Ground You Walked On | Nominated | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 海鷗來過的房間". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "澳門電影《海鷗來過的房間》獲金馬奬三項提名". 論盡媒體 AllAboutMacau Media. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "阮經天落入金馬遺珠 韓星搶男配". hk.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "三澳影人角逐台灣金馬獎". www.macaodaily.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Lam, Anthony (29 September 2022). "Macau filmmakers get nominations in prestigious Taiwan film awards". Macau Daily Times 澳門每日時報. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (10 March 2023). "Hong Kong Film Festival Sets Trio of Local Films as Opening and Closing Titles". Variety. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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